ASUS PADFONE 2 32 GO User Manual
User Manual
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E7189
First Edition
October 2012
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Table of Contents
Package contents ..............................................................................5
Chapter 1: Using your PadFone 2
Basics .................................................................................................6
Navigating your PadFone 2 ................................................................................7
Making calls ........................................................................................................8
Setting up your contacts list ................................................................................8
Connecting to the world ...................................................................9
Connecting to mobile networks ...........................................................................9
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks ...........................................................................10
Using Bluetooth ................................................................................................11
Chapter 2: Using your PadFone 2 Station
Basics ...............................................................................................14
Unlocking your device .......................................................................................14
Entering the camera mode ...............................................................................14
Tutorial ............................................................................................................15
Home Screen ....................................................................................................16
Screen Views ....................................................................................................17
Chapter 3: Touching and typing
Using gestures ................................................................................18
Using the onscreen keyboard ........................................................19
Using Google voice typing .............................................................20
Chapter 4: Using apps and widgets
Using apps on the PadFone 2 ........................................................21
Launching apps ................................................................................................21
Messaging ........................................................................................................21
Surng the web .................................................................................................22
Managing notications ......................................................................................22
Searching your PadFone 2 or web ...................................................................25
Taking pictures ..................................................................................................25
Watch Calendar ..............................................................................................26
SuperNote ........................................................................................................27
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Using apps on the PadFone 2 Station ...........................................29
Managing Apps .................................................................................................29
Task Manager ...................................................................................................33
File Manager ...................................................................................................34
Play Store .........................................................................................................37
Settings ...........................................................................................................39
Music ............................................................................................................42
Gallery ............................................................................................................43
Camera ............................................................................................................47
Email ............................................................................................................49
Gmail ............................................................................................................51
MyLibrary .........................................................................................................53
Places and Maps ............................................................................................56
Polaris® Ofce ..................................................................................................57
MyNet ............................................................................................................59
App Locker ......................................................................................................63
SuperNote ........................................................................................................64
Watch Calendar ..............................................................................................66
Using PadFone 2 widgets ...............................................................67
Adding widgets .................................................................................................67
Task Manager ...................................................................................................68
Using PadFone 2 Station widgets .................................................69
Adding widgets .................................................................................................69
ASUS Battery ....................................................................................................70
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Package contents
Item
PadFone 2
PadFone 2 Station
Power adapter
PadFone 2 signal cable
Headset
Quick Start Guide
Important Notices
Warranty card
NOTES:
ASUS PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station are purchased separately.
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Contact your retailer if any of the items is damaged or missing.
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PadFone 2 PadFone 2
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2-in-1 set
Station
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Using your PadFone 2
Use your PadFone 2 to enjoy the latest features and technologies of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
operating system. Do work and play on your PadFone 2 to fully appreciate the tons of interactive
applications and features, and the seamless connectivity solutions in data sharing and communication
that Android 4.0 has to offer.
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Basics
IMPORTANT:
Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the
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Important Notices to prevent injury or damage to your device.
Refer to your PadFone 2 Quick Start Guide for instructions on installing the SIM card, installing an SD
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card, installing the battery, and charging your device.
The rst time you turn on your PadFone 2, you’ll see the Welcome screen.
Touch the menu to choose your preferred language and touch Next Step. Follow the succeeding
instructions to set up your PadFone 2.
NOTES:
You can skip some of the steps and set them up later.
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You can press the power key for 10 seconds to reset the system.
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Navigating your PadFone 2
After you nish setting up your PadFone 2, the Home Screen appears.
At the bottom of your Home Screen, you’ll nd three navigation icons , , . These icons,
which are always available on the system bar, allow you to instantly jump back to the Home Screen,
return to a previous page, or launch a recent app.
Icon Description
Allows you to go back to the previous screen, until you are in the Home
Screen.
Opens your Home Screen.
Opens a thumbnail list of your most recent apps. To launch an app,
touch the thumbnail image. If you wish to remove a thumbnail app,
swipe it to the left or right.
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Making calls
To make a call:
1. Touch on the Home Screen or touch to go to the All apps screen.
2. Touch the keys to key in the number you wish to call.
3. Touch to dial.
4. Touch to end the call.
Setting up your contacts list
To set up your contacts, you can do any of the following:
Touch then select Create a new contact. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to
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add a new contact.
Import your contacts from your SIM card into your PadFone 2. To import your contacts from
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your SIM card:
1. Install the SIM card into your PadFone 2.
2. From the Home Screen, touch to launch the People app.
3. Touch Import/export contacts.
4. Touch Import from SIM card. When prompted, select to which account you want to add
the contacts.
5. To import the contacts one at a time, touch to select a contact you wish to import, then
touch OK. When prompted, touch OK to conrm.
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Connecting to the world
Connecting to mobile networks
After installing the SIM card, you are ready to use your PadFone 2 to make/receive voice calls or
transmit/receive data. Different countries or regions may have different mobile networks available and
you may have to congure your PadFone 2 to access these networks.
To congure your Mobile networks setting:
1. Do any of the following to go to the Settings screen:
Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings .
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Swipe your nger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then
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touch .
2. From the Settings screen, touch More....
3. Touch Mobile networks.
NOTE:
For more details about ASUS Quick Settings, refer to the section Managing notications in Chapter 4.
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IMPORTANT:
If your PadFone 2 does not connect to a network, contact your mobile network carrier for assistance.
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Refer to your PadFone 2 Quick Start Guide for instructions on how to install a SIM card.
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Connecting to Wi-Fi networks
Wi-Fi wireless networking technology allows you to exchange data wirelessly over a network.To use
Wi-Fi, enable the Wi-Fi feature in your PadFone 2 and connect to a wireless network. Some wireless
networks are secured with a key or protected with digital certicates and requires additional steps to
set up; others are open and you can easily connect to them.
TIP:
Turn OFF Wi-Fi when you’re not using it to help save battery power.
To enable Wi-Fi and connect to a Wi-Fi network:
1. Do any of the following to go to the Settings screen:
Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings .
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Swipe your nger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then
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touch .
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to ON. When enabled, your PadFone 2 scans for available Wi-Fi
networks.
3. Touch Wi-Fi to display list of available Wi-Fi networks nearby. Secured networks are
indicated with a lock icon.
4. Touch a network name to connect to it. If the network is secured or protected, you are
prompted to key in a Password or key in other credentials.
NOTE:
For more details about ASUS Quick Settings, refer to the section Managing notications in Chapter 4.
IMPORTANT:
If your PadFone 2 nds a network that you have connected to previously, it automatically connects to it.
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Using Bluetooth
Enabling or disabling Bluetooth in your device
Bluetooth is a wireless standard used for exchanging data over short distances. Bluetooth exists in
many products, such as smartphones, computers, tablet devices, and headsets.
Bluetooth is very useful when transferring data between two or more devices that are near each other.
The rst time you connect to a Bluetooth device, you must pair it with your PadFone 2.
TIP:
Turn OFF Bluetooth in your PadFone 2 when you’re not using it to help save battery power.
To enable or disable Bluetooth in your PadFone 2, you can do any of the following:
Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth
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switch to ON / OFF.
Swipe your nger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings, touch
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, and touch Bluetooth .
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Pairing your PadFone 2 with a Bluetooth device
Before you can connect to a device, you must rst pair your PadFone 2 to that device. Once paired, the
devices stay paired unless you unpair them.
To pair your PadFone 2 to a device:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth
switch to ON.
2. Touch Bluetooth to display all available Bluetooth devices within range. If the device you
want to pair with is not in the list, ensure that its Bluetooth feature is turned ON and set as
Discoverable. See the technical documentation that came with the device to learn how to
turn its Bluetooth ON and how to set it to discoverable.
3. If your PadFone 2 has nished scanning before your Bluetooth device is ready, touch
Search for devices.
4. In the list of available devices, touch the Bluetooth device you want to pair with. Follow the
succeeding screen instructions to complete the pairing. If necessary, refer to the technical
documentation that came with the device.
Connecting your PadFone 2 to a Bluetooth device
After you have paired your PadFone 2 to a Bluetooth device, you can easily reconnect to it again
manually, after it is back in range.
To connect:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth
switch to ON.
2. In the list of
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PAIRED DEVICES, touch the name of the paired device.
Unpairing and conguring a Bluetooth device
To unpair or congure a Bluetooth device:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth
switch to ON.
2. Touch Bluetooth to display the Bluetooth settings.
3. Touch the Bluetooth Quick Settings icon beside the connected Bluetooth device you want to
unpair or congure.
4. From the Bluetooth Quick Settings screen, you can do any of the following:
Touch Unpair to unpair the device.
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Touch Rename to rename the Bluetooth device.
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Touch any of the listed proles to enable or disable prole.
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5. Touch when you’re nished.
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Using your PadFone 2 Station
Install your PadFone 2 into your PadFone 2 Station to extend its battery life and turn it into a tablet
device.
IMPORTANT:
Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the
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Important Notices bundled with your PadFone 2 to prevent injury or damage to your device.
Refer to your PadFone 2 Station Quick Start Guide for instructions on inserting your PadFone 2 into the
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PadFone 2 Station.
NOTES:
The image used is for reference only and may look different on your PadFone 2 Station.
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The Home Screen may update and change with Android OS.
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Basics
Unlocking your device
To unlock your device, touch and drag the lock icon out of the circle to the open locked icon.
Entering the camera mode
To enter into Camera mode, touch and drag the lock icon out of the circle to the camera icon.
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Tutorial
Tutorial automatically starts the rst time that you install your PadFone into your PadFone 2 Station. It
offers useful insights about the seamless possibilties of using the PadFone and PadFone 2 Station.
To access it again, swipe your nger to the right and touch Tutorial from the Home Screen.
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Home Screen
Open Google Text search
Open Google Voice search
Display local weather information.
Touch to customize weather
widget settings, location, and
frequency updates.
Open All apps
screen
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Display recent apps
Shortcuts
Return to Home Screen
Return to the previous screen
Notication area & Settings
Displays local date
Displays your e-mail inbox.
Touch to congure the email
account for the rst time, and
touch to read e-mails in the
e-mail inbox folder.
Screen Views
The screen view rotates automatically when you hold the tablet horizontally to vertically, and vice versa.
To enable/ disable Auto-rotate screen, go to Settings > Display.
Landscape view Portrait view
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Touching and typing
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Using gestures
Use your ngers to launch apps, move icons, select menu items, press buttons, type on the onscreen
keyboard, and perform other useful gestures on your Padfone 2 device’s touchscreen.
To key in or type something, touch the part where you need to type and the onscreen keyboard will pop
up.
The following table describes more useful gestures.
Gesture Description
Place two ngers on the screen and spread them apart to zoom in
Pinch
and bring them together to zoom out. This gesture can be used in
selected apps, including Maps, Gallery, and Browser.
Drag
Touch and hold Touch and hold an item until an action occurs.
Swipe or slide Quickly move your nger across the screen in one sweeping motion.
Double-tap Quickly tap twice on the screen to zoom.
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Touch and hold an icon or item then, without lifting your nger, move
your nger on the screen to move the icon or item.
Using the onscreen keyboard
You can type text using the onscreen keyboard.
In most apps, the onscreen keyboard appears automatically when needed. In other apps, you can
touch where you need to type to open the onscreen keyboard.
Touch to turn caps lock ON,
Fixed ON, or OFF. When ON,
the alphabet keys are shown in
capital letters
Touch to hide onscreen keyboard
Touch and hold to select input method
Touch to toggle between numeric pad with
special characters and QWERTY keyboard
Touch for
back space
While typing on the onscreen keyboard, the keyboard displays suggestions that may match the text
that you need. Touch a suggestion to use it.
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Using Google voice typing
Google voice typing uses Google’s speech-recognition technology, that converts spoken words into text
input. You must be connected to the Internet when using this feature.
As you speak, the converted text is underlined and you can continue speaking to keep it, or you can
delete it.
To use Google voice typing:
1. Touch text eld where you want to type text.
2. Depending on the app you’re using, you can do either of the following:
If you see the microphone icon beside the text eld, touch it.
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If the onscreen keyboard is open, touch then when prompted to Select input
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method, touch Google voice typing.
3. When you see the microphone icon, speak clearly what you want to type. When you pause,
Google voice typing transcribes the text you spoke and displays it on the text eld.
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Say “period”, “comma”, “question mark”, or “exclamation point” to type these punctuation marks.
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Touch the Backspace key to delete the underlined text.
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Using apps and widgets
You can seamlessly use applications between your PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station.
NOTES:
PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station are purchased separately.
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Some downloaded applications may work on your PadFone 2 but may not work on your PadFone 2
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Station, and vice versa.
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Using apps on the PadFone 2
Launching apps
Touch to display all your apps. The main apps screen is where you can see all your apps. From
the main apps screen you can:
Touch an icon to launch an app.
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Swipe the screen to display more apps.
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Drag an app icon into the Home Screen.
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See apps compatible with the PadFone 2 Station.
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Explore widgets.
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Get more apps from the Play Store.
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Messaging
Touch to compose and send a message.
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Surng the web
Touch to launch the browser and surf the web.
Managing notications
Notications alerts you about new messages, calendar events, media service connections, PC sync
information, alarms, and more.
Enable the ASUS Quick Setting app to see more and do more from your Notications area.
NOTES:
If ASUS Quick Setting is not enabled, go to the All Apps screen, touch then select ASUS
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customized setting and enable Use ASUS Quick Setting.
Depending on your sound settings, you will also hear a sound at the same time a notication icon is
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displayed on the top left of your screen - everytime a new notication arrives.
To see your notications, swipe your nger down from the top of the screen.
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